Aggies vs. La. Tech a top 25 Saturday night showdown

The Aggies entered the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this season following their 30-27 comeback victory at Ole Miss last night. The Bulldogs check in at No. 23, and Independence Stadium should be rocking starting 8:15 p.m. Saturday night from both sides. Louisiana Tech is ranked for only the second time in history (25th late in the 1999 season).

This was supposed to be a bye week for the Aggies in the middle of a rugged stretch in Southeastern Conference play, but the Louisiana Tech game was rescheduled from Aug. 30 because of Hurricane Isaac, which hit the Louisiana coast a couple of days before.

A&M coach Kevin Sumlin has already matched the first-year win totals of predecessors Mike Sherman and Dennis Franchione, who were each 4-8 in 2008 and ’03, respectively. The Aggies are 4-1 (2-1 in SEC play) headed into Shreveport. The Bulldogs are undefeated at 5-0.